After an international period, the Eredivisie continues for PSV with a game against FC Emmen. The promoter from Drenthe is playing at the highest national level for the first time this year, but it is not the first time the team has played PSV. Statistics agency Gracenote did some research on the upcoming match.
Fourth encounter
PSV and FC Emmen played each other 3 times in an official match, each time in the KNVB Beker. PSV won each time, with the goal difference 15-1.
Hat-trick hero Nilis
The last meeting between the two teams dates back to Nov. 19, 1997. PSV won 4-0 in the second round of the cup tournament. Luc Nilis scored a hat trick. Former coach Phillip Cocu scored the other goal.
4 out of 2 against PSV U21
FC Emmen remained unbeaten last season in the First Division against PSV U21: 3-1 win at home and 1-1 draw at De Herdgang.
Ironclad series PSV against promoted opponents
PSV is unbeaten in its last 26 premier league games against promoted opponents (W24-G2-V0), since a 1-3 home defeat against PEC Zwolle on Jan. 18, 2013.
On to the 17?
PSV won all of its eight matches in the Eredivisie this season. Only once did the club achieve a longer run of victories from the start of an Eredivisie season: in 1987/1988, PSV won its first 17 duels.
Does Luuk match himself?
Luuk de Jong scored in PSV's last 4 Eredivisie games. The last player to score in 5 consecutive premier league games on behalf of PSV was De Jong himself, in April-May 2016.
25
FC Emmen could become the 25th club against whom De Jong scores in the Eredivisie. Of the current Eredivisie players, only Hakim Ziyech and Lasse Schöne scored against 25 different opponents.
23
In addition, FC Emmen could become the 23rd club against whom De Jong scores on behalf of PSV. Only Willy van der Kuijlen (36), Wim Kieft (26), René van de Kerkhof (25) and Bent Schmidt Hansen (25) scored against more than 23 opponents on behalf of PSV.
